Some of the best episodes of Star Trek are heavy on dialogue and
light on action. But taking two characters and shoving them into a
tiny space, from which they deliver incessant dialogue for 45
minutes, was a gutsy move for a new show trying to engage skeptical
audiences in its first season. Did it pay off?

In this episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by Matthew
Rushing, Daniel Proulx, and Kevin Reitzel to discuss this very
small bottle show, what it tells us about the characters, hope vs.
pessimism, the deleted scene, and more. Oh … and we might
mention T’Pol once of twice.

In our news segment, we look back at 24 years of The
Undiscovered Country, debate the StarTrek.com poll that asked which
captain you would want to swap places with for a day, and discuss
Star Trek Beyond piggybacking on Star Wars: The Force Awakens with
a first trailer.